Charlotte-47
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jan 28, 2023
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If you have nitrite you arent cycled properly. Rinsing filter media isnt going to help with that and could hinder or even remove some of your cycle. Dont touch the filter media until your cycle is fully re-established.
Personally, if you have prime ordered and on the way, then use that while your tank is cycling. When you are cycled, then use up your aqua safe and then use up any prime you have left. Going forward use whatever whatever water conditioner is the cheapest per water change. Its usually one of the 3 ive mentioned.
For example.
500ml of Prime is £24 and will treat 20000 litres of tap water. So a water change on a 200 litre tank costs 24p/water change using Prime.
500ml of Aqua Safe is £14 and will treat 1000 litres of tap water. So a water change on a 200 litre tank costs £2.80/ water change using Aqua Safe.
500ml of Aqua Safe Plus is £19 and will treat 4000 litres of tap water. So a water change on a 200 litre tank costs 95p/ water change using Aqua Safe Plus.
Thank you so much for all of that information. It’s really helpful.
The Prime has just arrived so when I do a smaller water change this afternoon I’ll use that. It says use 5ml per 200L so how much in mL would that be into one bucket of new water (10L)? I’ll change two buckets as that will put it up to around 70% change.
I won’t touch the filter. Is it okay to feed them?
I didn’t sleep last night as I thought the fish were going to die, but did you say that 0.25ppm won’t kill them? I really want it all safe for them.